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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rounds might L'Amour go in a day with Pete before he met Billy?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 60.

2. Where did L'Amour have his first and worst bout with seasickness?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) West Indies.
(d) Cape Hatteras.

3. How many volumes of books by Alexandre Dumas did L'Amour find on the shelves of the library?
(a) 28.
(b) 48.
(c) 17.
(d) 36.

4. In Chapter 4, where was the machinist from who was headed to a job in El Paso?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Biloxi.

5. Who was L'Amour's first employer?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) Standard Oil.
(c) Western Union.
(d) The local newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Professor Percival Lowell study Mars?

2. What book by Jack London prepared L'Amour for rejection?

3. What was the name of the boxing magazine published in St. Paul?

4. Where was Pete Petrolle from?

5. In Chapter 1, when was L'Amour in Singapore?

(see the answer key)

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